A photograph of members of the Caithness Home Guard on parade in Wick in 1945.

On 14 May 1940, the Government broadcast a message asking for volunteers for the LDV (Local Defence Volunteer force). On 23 August, 1940, Winston Churchill changed the name of the LDV to the Home Guard.

The Home Guard was formed with the intention of delaying an enemy invasion force for as long as possible and to give the Government and the regular army time to form a front line from which the enemy invasion could be repelled.

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Caithness Home Guard in Wick, 1945

CAITHNESS: Wick

1940s

soldiers; civil defence

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A photograph of members of the Caithness Home Guard on parade in Wick in 1945.<br />
<br />
On 14 May 1940, the Government broadcast a message asking for volunteers for the LDV (Local Defence Volunteer force). On 23 August, 1940, Winston Churchill changed the name of the LDV to the Home Guard.<br />
<br />
The Home Guard was formed with the intention of delaying an enemy invasion force for as long as possible and to give the Government and the regular army time to form a front line from which the enemy invasion could be repelled. <br />
<br />
<br />
This image may be available to purchase.<br />
For further information about purchasing and prices please email<br />
<a href="mailto: joannehowdle@caithnesshorizons.co.uk">Caithness Horizons</a>